Cardboard Kingdom at Eastern Beach tomorrow!
Step into a world where your imagination rules at the Cardboard Kingdom.
A playful, hands-on event to build, create and explore with giant boxes.
Towers, tunnels, rockets, cat beds, castles—anything is possible when curiosity and creativity are in charge! With plenty of boxes and space to construct (and de-construct), tamariki can bring their ideas to life.
This event is free and family-friendly, best suited for children aged 3–12 with whānau encouraged to join in. Just drop in, stay as long as you like and let imagination guide the play.
Location & Access: Held at Eastern Beach Reserve, the site is accessible for prams and wheelchairs. Street parking is nearby, and public transport stops within walking distance.
📍 Where: Eastern Beach Reserve, Macleans Park, The Esplanade, Eastern Beach, Auckland
⏰ When: Saturday 4 October 2025, 10am-2pm �
Cost: Free
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37.8% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.2% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
🎉 Riddle me this, legends! 🎉
He/She who makes it, sells it.
He/She who buys it, doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know they are using it.
What is it?
(Shezz from Ngāruawāhia kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Shezz!)
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